Home and Garden
-
Home & garden calendar, March 17-28Mar 17, 2026 3:27 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like container gardening, native pollinators, rethinking horticulture, and more.
-
A rundown on kitchen countertopsMar 17, 2026 12:12 pm - Countertops affect the look and feel of kitchens and other interior and exterior spaces. Choosing materials comes down to cost, durability and maintenance.
-
The tiny forests that could save endangered trees
Mar 17, 2026 11:58 am - David Easterbrook is an unlikely influencer. The retiree has more than 1 million followers watching him water his plants on Instagram. Easterbrook doesn’t have your avera...
-
Hotel decorators spill their bedroom secrets
-
Do you really need a water filter? Here's what experts say
Mar 17, 2026 11:39 am - U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building’s plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet.
-
The home trend that can help you get more mileage out of your dining room
-
Bring spring indoors with flowering branchesMar 17, 2026 11:04 am - This is a great time of year for pruning — my favorite gardening task — and for bringing branches inside to flower in your home.
-
No one disclosed old wiringMar 17, 2026 10:55 am - Our home was built in 1946 and has a serious electrical problem. The previous owner left the old knob-and-tube wiring as-is, and this was never disclosed by our home inspector or the seller.
-
Does mailbox use violate postal service rules?Mar 11, 2026 12:40 pm - A unit owner in our association places letters and notices to the other unit owners directly into our individual mailboxes that are located in the lobbies of our various condo buildings.
-
Geneva offers free yard-waste pickupMar 11, 2026 10:48 am - Geneva is offering free yard waste pickup during the weeks of March 16 and March 23.